The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
Commissioner sparks I'm Trouble Again
Rumor- of OmeiaI Nisdoings.
Correspondence Palatka News.


WASHINGTON, March 81. 1887.
II seems that Commissioners Sparks, of
+ the Land Office, has at last got himself
I in tight place. which may ultimately
lead Ia his resignation. Practitioners be-
. fore the Bureau ever since his accession
t. the office have been hoping tina, some
thing would turn up To lead them into
other fields. The latest story that he
wrote 10 personal friend in New York
State. saying that he would do all in his
power lodefeat Clevcland's denomination
and Ia secure the nomination of Gov.
Hill. seems 10 be very generally accepted
about here n containing a great deal of
truth. IL j. true that the Commissioner
has denied any foundation for the rumor,
but still people around the Capital, who
seem To know pretty well what is going
on. say there is more fact than fiction i'm
the story. The Commissioner has also
st the po; to boiling in the Treasury De
partment. lie has charged the Assistant
Comptroller with the authorship of
certain official correspondence RE-
land claim pending in his Office.
in which he says the assistant official
was interested, and publicly says that
the Deputy Comptroller has no right To
the position he holds and should Ice re-
moved at once. Mr.. Garrison. in de-
f"nse publishes "A card. saying that the
Comptroller himself conducted the cor
r,.spondence. as the record shows. Mr.
Sparks seems 20 POSSESS the faculty of
quarreling with all his official brothers.
and you need not be surprised any LAY
To- hear of his resignation.
Ever since Congress adjourned the air
has been full of rumors of official mis-
doings. and ruptures of good feeling be-
tween Washington officials In connec-
ton with the resignation of Commits
sioner of Patents Montgomery. he was
reported {" have said, ia an interview
with newspaper man. that Congress
men and Senator, bored the life out uf
him in soliciting appointments for
friends and that they were more inpor-
tunate in soliciting appointments for
women whom they had never met before
coming to Washington than for any
other class of favor-seekers. Mr. Mont
gom"ry has. however. very emphaticnlly
denied ever having entertained such "A
thought, much less giving utterance 10
siich scandal. and says further that his
sole reason for surrendcring his hon
orable office j. To engage la the practice
OF law again before his old practice is
completely scattered and lost His many
friends here have hopes that he will re-
ceive tii" nomination for Congress- when
the tim" for making nominations again
rolls around.
Another rumor without foundation
was la the effect that Sergeant-at- Arms
Canady. of the Senate. was found Ia be
short in his accounts, and that he was
guilty ot borrowing money of AL his
sabordiaates without returning il.
The truth is, Mr.. Canaday has nothing
To do with the disbursements of money,
as none passes through his hands. and
So has no accounts in which to
''be short. 50 far as the other part of
the rlImor is concerned, the effable and
generous Sergeant alarms is constant
ly lending instead of borrowing money,
a lie knows 10 his sorrow
Secretary Endicott also denies that
there is any unpleasantness between
him and the President, or that he has
any intention of resigning There has
been some slight disagreement between
himself and the newly appointed Surgeon
General of the Army General Moore,
about changes in the Office of the SUR
geon General. but even that is not of
serious nature. and under no circumstan-
ces would it effect the cordial and friend
ly relations between the Secretary and
the President
All these rumors have for their orr
gin the fertile and imaginative brains
OF newsy correspondents who are suffer
ing for the want of spicy debates in
Congress and the personal "reminiscences
and gossip Of members Of Congress to
write abont.